Press Release: Commissioner Georgieva pledges support for African governments to break the vicious circle of drought and hunger in the Horn of Africa

Kristalina Georgieva, the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, delivered an address at “The International Pledging Conference on Drought and Famine situation in the Horn of Africa”, convened by the African Union in Addis Abeba on 25 August 2011. The main messages were to act fast, to give generously and to work together are the essential conditions for containing the famine, refugee and drought crises in the Horn of Africa. But African countries must also take long-term measures, with the support of the international community, to ensure that drought does not equal famine again.

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European Commission: Speech/11/542: Kristalina Georgieva: Helping the Horn of Africa: From efficient life-saving crisis response today to long-term resilience to droughts http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/542&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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